Counting the Wrong Stars...Causes You Trouble

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

Michael Youssef, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Sermons, Bible Study, Theology, Health & Fitness, Jesus, Mental Health, Preaching, Bible, Spirituality, Religion, Holy Spirit, Ltw, Leading The Way

4.9 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this sobering message, Dr. Michael Youssef warns of the danger of impatience with God’s promises. Abraham and Sarah—once full of faith—abandon trust and attempt to fulfill God’s plan in their own way. The result is generational pain that still affects the world today. Drawing from Genesis 16, Dr. Youssef boldly confronts the consequences of ignoring God’s Word and following cultural norms instead of Biblical truth. Yet even in failure, God’s mercy shines. He meets Hagar, the abandoned servant, and reveals Himself as the God who sees and hears. This episode is a call to repentance, to remain in the place of obedience, and to trust the Living God—even when His answer seems delayed. If today’s teaching stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don’t have to walk through it alone. 🙏 Pastoral Care & Prayer Teams Our trained prayer partners and pastoral care team are available to pray with you and offer Biblical support. https://ltw.org/care 💬 Receive personal answers to your faith questions—anytime, day or night—at: https://myfaithassistant.com If you’ve been blessed by this podcast, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help extend this ministry—so another person can be encouraged, prayed for, and pointed to Christ. ❤️ Support Leading The Way: https://www.ltw.org/donate

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0:00.0	Thank you for joining leading the way listeners across Sixth Contents for the passionate teaching of longtime pastor and international Bible teacher, Dr. Michael Yousaf.
0:12.5	As today's episode begins, we know not everyone understands all that it means to be Christian, all that it means to be a follower of Christ. Maybe you had a
0:23.7	bad experience, or someone or some church did something to turn your heart away from God. Well,
0:31.9	leading the way's passion is to help you move forward in your faith journey. So if you have questions, or if you'd like to connect with a leading the way pastor or counselor
0:41.0	about spiritual things, let me encourage you to visit l.tw.org slash Jesus.
0:49.0	The team is always happy to facilitate that conversation.
0:52.9	Just go to l.tw.org slash Jesus.
0:58.6	Up next, Dr. Yusuf continues a series called Counting Stars in an Empty Skye.
1:05.3	Listen and experience Abraham's journey of faith. Let's enjoy today's message together.
1:21.9	The last time we left Abraham in chapter 15, he was on an emotional and spiritual high.
1:28.3	God has already passed through the animal that's been cut in half and the half was separated.
1:34.4	God himself is the one the guarantor of the covenant, walked in that blood, which is a foreshadowing of the cross of Jesus Christ, where he alone hung on that cross shed his blood so that everyone
1:42.1	who would come to believe in him and trust in him will be saved.
1:46.0	God affirmed his covenant to Abraham.
1:49.0	In chapter 15, we saw how God personally took responsibility for not only the making of the covenant, but for the keeping of the covenant.
1:58.0	We saw how God assured Abraham that his delay does not mean his
2:04.0	denial. And you would think right after that would have been sufficient for Abraham to just
2:10.4	keep on waiting patiently and to keep on counting stars. Instead, in a moment of impetuously, in a moment of impetuously, in a moment of impatience,
2:22.3	he did an about face.
2:25.3	And Abraham stumbled headlong into one of the biggest messes that he has ever made.
2:31.3	And I want to submit to you today that here we are 4,000 years after that
2:37.1	mess was made. We are suffering and we are experiencing the pain of that mess. Don't ever think that
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